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Record Nr.

UNINA9910457315503321

Autore

Sagala Sandra K

Titolo

Buffalo Bill on stage [[electronic resource] /] / Sandra K. Sagala

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Albuquerque, : University of New Mexico Press, c2008

ISBN

1-283-63656-5

0-8263-4429-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (321 p.)

Disciplina

978/.02092

B

Soggetti

Pioneers - West (U.S.)

Entertainers - United States

Actors - United States

Melodrama, American - History and criticism

American drama - 19th century - History and criticism

Wild west shows - History - 19th century

Electronic books.

West (U.S.) Biography

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 293-300) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Setting the stage -- Treading the boards -- Wild times with Wild Bill -- Border life onstage -- First scalp for Custer -- Incidents and accidents -- Sir Cody, knight of the plains -- Rescuer of the prairie waif -- Exit stage right -- Finale -- Appendix 1 : character lists and program notes for Buffalo Bill's dramas -- Appendix 2 : Buffalo Bill combination's cities and dates -- Appendix 3 : newspaper sources.